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5 killed in wrong-way crash in southwest Fla.

Interstate 275 closed for several hours

Five people were killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa early Sunday morning.

5 killed in wrong-way crash in southwest Fla.

Interstate 275 closed for several hours

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Updated: 9:04 PM EST Feb 9, 2014

TAMPA, Fla. —

Florida Highway Patrol officials said five people have died following a wrong-way crash on a southwest Florida highway.

The driver of an SUV was heading south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 in Tampa around 2 a.m. Sunday when the driver collided head-on with a Hyundai Sonata. Authorities say the SUV burst into flames and the unidentified driver died at the scene.